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Life Earth & Environment Life Earth & Environment: Annual Report School of Environmental and Rural Science 2014 Table of Contents ZOOLOGY 36 37 Thermal energetics INTRODUCTION 4 38 Form and function in living and fossil species 39 Avian Behaviour 5 Our Theme 39 Parasite Evolution and Ecology 5 Our Students 40 Other Research Staff & Students 6 Theme Leader’s Review 41 ZOOLOGY: Research Snapshots 6 Prof Caroline Gross ECOLOGY 10 PhD Graduates in 2014 43 11 Plant Reproduction Ecology 11 Aquatic Ecology & Restoration 12 Mammal Ecology and Conservation 12 Movement and Landscape 2014 Research Outputs 44 13 Other Research Staff & Students 14 ECOLOGY: Research Snapshots in 2014 45 PUBLICATIONS 52 HDR Awards and Honours 53 Seminar Series ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 16 17 Biodiversity, Landscapes and Ecosystem Stewardship LEE in the Media and the Community 54 17 Ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes 18 Environmental Policy 55 News 19 Sustainable Engineering 55 Radio 20 Other Research Staff & Students 56 Out in the Community 21 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: Research Snapshots 56 Blogs EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 24 International Research & Education : Bhutan 57 25 Biogeography & taxonomy of Australian plants 58 LEE Webpages 25 Molecular ecology, landscape genetics and genomics 26 Morphological evolution in burrowing animals 27 Other Research Staff & Students Facilities 59 28 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY: Research Snapshots 59 Laboratory Upgrades 59 Herbarium 59 Zoology Museum EARTH SCIENCE 30 59 Geology Collection 31 Palaeozoic fossil arthropods 31 Mesozoic vertebrates and palaeoecology 32 Tectonics, sedimentology and biostratigraphy. Directory 60 32 Virtual Anthropology 60 Theme Leader 32 Structural & metamorphic geology 60 Academic Staff 33 Other Research Staff & Students 61 Research Staff 33 EARTH SCIENCES: Research Snapshots 61 Where to find us Photographic credits 2 3 Our purpose is to undertake high quality research Our Theme that improves our understanding of ecosystems, Our Students earth systems and species diversity, as the means to advance ecosystem resilience, and inform man- The Life, Earth and Environment (LEE) research agement practices to ensure ongoing sustainable theme was established in 2014 as a highly ac- Within the LEE theme we provide excellent tive community of academics engaged in disci- facilities and support for postgraduate train- landscape use and restoration. pline-based and interdisciplinary research that ing aligned with work of our research groups. spans natural, rural and constructed landscapes. In 2014, we supported 19 students undertak- The LEE theme sits within the research portfolio ing Honours, 11 Research Masters and 68 of the School of Environmental and Rural Science PhD candidates across all of the LEE research at the University of New England and bring to- areas. gether the research disciplines of Botany, Earth Sciences, Environmental Management, Earth Sciences, Engineering and Zoology. Our research theme is underpinned by interna- tionally recognised researchers with strong track INTRODUCTION records of industry collaboration and competi- tively funded research projects. These support our large cohort of postgraduate students. Our theme undertakes broadly based Life, Earth and Environmental sciences focused across five Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) areas undertaken in higher education institutions across the country, and in an international context. • Ecology • Environmental Science & Management • Evolutionary Biology • Geology and Earth Sciences • and Zoology Our Vision: Science for understanding, Each area supports a portfolio of research conservation and activity that builds on an understanding of funda- restoration of our natural world. mental processes to make strategic information available for sustainable management. 4 5 Theme Leader’s Review UNE CI Title Funding Scheme Amount awarded Prof Caroline Gross Prof Fritz Geiser Australian Research Council $785,000 mammalian torpor a crucial survival Discovery Grant & Discovery The key to a sustainable future is to understand the natural world that we strategy?Coping with forest fires: is Outstanding Researcher live in by measuring the impact of change on species and their ecosystems Award (DORA.) —whether this is in contemporary landscapes or the paleo world. The aim Prof Fritz Geiser National Parks and Wildlife $18,000 of our theme, Life, Earth and Environment (LEE) at the University of New Warrumbungle National Park 2014 Service Post-fire mammal survey in the England, is to conduct excellent research in the natural sciences. The staff Prof Jeremy Bruhl Synchrotron analysis of fossils UNE - Seed Grants 2014 $18,510 and students that work under the LEE theme excel at this type of work calibrates molecular phylogeny of and this 2014 report outlines the breadth of our endeavours. Highlights mapaniid sedges include the publication of more than 120 peer reviewed research papers, Prof Jeremy Bruhl Systematics, evolution, ecology and Australian Biological $63,000 most in high ranking journals, grants totalling nearly $3 million and the taxonomy of the Banksia spinulosa Resources Study - National growth of our team with 4 new academic staff in 2014. complex Taxonomy Research Grants Program We are privileged to live and work on the Northern Tablelands of NSW which is in close proximity to Prof Jeremy Bruhl Systematics of Tasmannia informs Australian Biological $1,030 a diverse range of habitats but it also provides a fantastic springboard for our work that we conduct Biogeography of Winteraceae Resources Study - National Taxonomy Research Grants overseas and in other regions in Australia. There are 29 staff, 12 postdocs, > 20 research assistants and Program technicians and 79 higher degree students. With recognition from the ARC and other major funding Prof Nick Reid Nature Conservation Council $30,000 bodies, especially land and water management agencies, the team is productive and provides relevant Indigenous knowledge of country to of NSW Firesticks Project research for the issues that are relevant to a sustainable future. In this report we showcase our 2014 Cultural Burning: exploring endeavours and opportunities for future collaborations. Prof Nick Reid Grazing Management for biodiversity Local Land Services Western $5,000 support fire management conservation and landscape function in the semi-arid rangelands of north- west NSW Academic Staff Prof Nick Reid NSW Department of Primary $15,000 Grazing management for biodiversity Industries Professor Fritz Geiser conservationSarah McDonald and (PhD landscape project): function in the semi-arid rangelands of north- Dr Stuart Cairns Professor Caroline Gross west NSW Dr Alan Baxter Prof Nick Reid Pest control services provided by Birdlife Australia Research $4,734 Professor Jeremy Bruhl native birds in agricultural landscapes Award Dr Luke Milan Professor Nick Reid Prof Nick Reid Spatial resource-use by birds and Holsworth Wildlife Research $4,000 microbats in intensive agricultural Endowment Dr Phil Bell restoration Dr Tommy Leung landscapes: Incentives for habitat A/Professor Darren Ryder Prof Nick Reid Management of wild canids and Holsworth Wildlife Research $6,000 Dr Saeed Mahini Endowment A/Professor Nigel Andrew trophic cascades: how is vegetation Dr Romina Rader A/Prof Darren Ryder Port Macquarie Hastings $320,466 A/Professor Karl Vernes influenced by top-order predators? monitoring program for the Port Council/Northern Rivers Dr Hamish Campbell Ecohealth: A catchment health A/Professor John Paterson Macquarie Hastings CMA/DECCW Dr Rose Andrew A/Prof Darren Ryder Long Term Intervention Monitoring EcoLogical Australia $582,936 A/Professor Lalit Kumar Dr Adrienne Burns Area A/Prof Stephen Wroe Project: Gwydir River System Selected A/Prof Darren Ryder Clarence Valley Council $17,460 Dr Emma Sherratt the Nymboida River August 2014 Biological Monitoring of low flows in A/Prof Darren Ryder Upgrade of Richmond River Ecohealth NSW Government Local Land $50,000 Dr Luca Fiorenza Dr Paul McDonald Program Services North Coast Dr Kirsti Abbott A/Prof Darren Ryder UNE Seed Grants 2014 $18 763 Dr Julian Prior sediment movement in rivers Dr Nancy Vickery Smart Rocks: real-time modelling of Mr Rex Glencross-Grant A/Prof Darren Ryder Long Term Intervention Monitoring of Commonwealth $3.25mil pro the Gwydir River system parte Dr Chris Wacker Dr Janelle Wilkes A/Prof Nigel Andrew EnvironmentalUNE - Seed Grants Water 2014 Office. $18,530 altitudinal study Impacts of climate change on ants: an 6 7 A/Prof Lalit Kumar Modelling Climate Change Impacts on UNE - Seed Grants 2014 $19,330 Dr Hamish Campbell Living longer through greater ARC Discovery $394, 757 Region complexity of motor activity affect Endemic Biodiversity of the Pacific activity: how does the intensity and A/Prof Lalit Kumar Multi-criteria analysis of spatial NSW Government Local Land $15,000 locomotor function and ageing in wild layers for climate change Services Northern Tablelands animals A/Prof Karl Vernes Holsworth Wildlife Research $7,000 Dr Hamish Campbell Investigating movement, distribution, ARC Linkage $385, 000 Establishing Robust Monitoring Endowment abundance and diet to support ProtocolsCatching Cats for Feral with CatsCamera Traps: management objectives for endangered and threatened riverine A/Prof John Paterson Cambrian organic microfossils from UNE - Seed Grants 2014 $19,290 predators in Northern Australia. Australia and their evolutionary Dr Phil Bell Opalised fossils from Lightning Ridge UNE Seed Grant $9, 885 and the evolution of dinosaurs A/Prof John Paterson
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